San Joaquin Valley Gets $250 Million To Clean Up Polluted Air
Central Valley air regulators have secured $250 million in state grant money to clean up the region's polluted air, but the amount is less than they had requested.
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District had pushed hard to get $370 million to fight diesel pollution.
But the California Air Resources Board approved a proposal that was more favorable to Southern California, which received $550 million. Other regions got much less.
The money comes from Proposition 1B, a $20 billion transportation bond approved by voters last year. About $1 billion of that money is earmarked for cutting pollution from ports and trucks.
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